ABC-CLIO Schools -- secondary-level social studies teachers to partner with

ABC-CLIO Schools, a publisher of award-winning social studies resources for educators, is seeking dynamic secondary-level social studies teachers to partner with us in a new district-level workshop program.

*Are you interested?* As an ABC-CLIO Schools Trainer, you will support the introduction of the ABC-CLIO Schools databases by guiding school district educators, curriculum specialists, and librarians through workshop activities that promote inquiry-based learning.

In addition, as an ABC-CLIO Schools Trainer, you will:


*/Expand your professional network/ *

· Participants will attend a one-day regional orientation in July, which will be facilitated by an ABC-CLIO teacher-fellow. This session will provide you with the opportunity to meet and interact with other teachers from your region.


· Once you complete the orientation, you will have the opportunity to
deliver the ABC-CLIO Schools workshop program to decision makers at
district-level workshops within your state/region.


*/Enjoy complimentary access to outstanding resources/ *

· You will receive personal access to the eight ABC-CLIO Schools
databases, which are designed to support the historical inquiry process.
Each database includes over 8,000 reference entries, including thousands
of images and audiovisual sources, organized by reference category,
broad subject, or single issue.

· ABC-CLIO Schools will provide each participating trainer with six
different National History Day-themed resource books.


*/Extend the use of inquiry-based learning in your classroom/ *

· Learn how to engage students in the gathering, analyzing, and
interpreting of information about historical dilemmas using examples
from themes such as nation-building, free speech, and immigration.


*/Receive financial compensation for your involvement in district-level
presentations

/*If you’re interested, *please contact us by May 31 *at the information
below!

/Email:/ schoolsworkshops@abc-clio.com
<mailto:schoolsworkshops@abc-clio.com>
/Phone:/ (866) 451-3002 (toll-free direct)

Do you know colleagues who might be interested in becoming an ABC-CLIO
Schools Trainer? If so, feel free to forward this email to them.

Thank you,

*Lance Vogler
*Manager, Professional Development
ABC-CLIO Schools

*About ABC-CLIO Schools * ABC-CLIO Schools provides history teachers and students with authoritative reference information and teacher resources that help students hone the skills of historical inquiry and inquiry based discussion as they master historical content and develop a deeper understanding of history’s major themes and lessons. The ABC-CLIO Schools award-winning subscription websites—/American History/, /World History: The Modern Era/, /World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras/, /State Geography/, /World Geography/, /American Government/, /United States at War: Understanding Conflict and Society/, and /Issues: Understanding Controversy and Society/—provide a comprehensive collection of references, curriculum, and current events that together simplify historical research and help students make sense out of world events as they unfold. ABC-CLIO Schools is a division of ABC-CLIO, a premier history publisher for over 50 years based in Santa Barbara, California.

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